Influence of meteorological parameters on the clinical presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis in French Guiana and on the efficacy of pentamidine treatment of the disease

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 773-780

  Nacher, M ^a,c   Couppie, P ^a   Carme, B ^b   Clyti, E ^a   Marie, D Sainte ^a   Guibert, P ^a   Pradinaud, R ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE CAYENNE   (French Guiana)

^b Campus Saint Denis   (French Guiana)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTAMIDINE; RAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SUNLIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENTAMIDINE; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEATHER;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036978081     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349802125002266     Document Type: Article

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